The KGB's investigation into the Padmanabswamy temple has been going on for several years, and a shipment of equipment had been stored in a village not far from the Padmanabswamy temple in Kerala, when the Communist Party of India was still in power, long before Serov and his party came to India. The reason why he didn't do it until today is because Serov wanted to do it himself.

Serov had actually seen the construction drawings of the Padmanabswamy Temple a long time ago, how many exits there were from this small temple, how many people could block it, what kind of plan to take, what kind of equipment should be used, Serov was clear, the only thing that was not clear was how much gold there was in this temple, considering the area of this temple, plus the photos taken earlier to do a comparison, the most optimistic estimate would not exceed thirty tons at best, Serov actually did not need to block the entire temple, he just needed to know that the secret room was in that building.

The Padmanabswamy temple is the fourth in the list of tours applied to the Kerala government, but in fact, Serov's application is full of various temples, and all the KGB personnel have cameras around their necks, which is completely like a vacation. There is also a team of documentary production experts with video cameras who approached the Kerala government and prepared to make a documentary on the culture and landscape of Kerala and broadcast it in the Soviet Union.

According to Serov's words, we are a regular intelligence service, not the kind of small role that is halfway home, and we must do things like we do things, and we must not act secretly. These words made the comrades of this operation deeply convinced. Agents don't necessarily have to keep a low profile, in fact they are currently among the KGB ace agents in London. There are a lot of prodigal guys in the upper class of society, except for sleeping with women, eating and drinking life does not delay the collection of intelligence, as long as there are achievements, the KGB has no relevant regulations to let agents live in seclusion.

"Has the general location been determined?" Serov lay down on the bench relaxedly, looking like a boss enjoying a vacation, plus a beautiful woman. is a local tyrant who leads the mistress. But in fact, the woman next to her and herself are husband and wife, approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League.

"First Vice-Chairman, the position has been decided. When do we act? "The rank of person in front of Serov is nothing more than a major, and within the KGB belongs to a little-known person. In fact, when this person was recruited by the KGB from the Department of Civil Engineering of Moscow University, he was also very puzzled, not knowing what effect his major would have on national security work, until he discovered the Hochson treasure.

"Got it, we're going to plan the action, that's right. Put away your leather shoes. Now we don't want it! Serov stared at Major Steffeld's feet and instructed indifferently.

After Major Sterfield left, Valya on the side came up like a curious baby and said crookedly, "What action?" And why are you talking so strangely, what happened to Major Sterfield's leather shoes? ”

"You're talking a lot!" Serov stretched out his hand and tugged at Valya's face slightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't you think it's strange to be an agent on the tour of the Padmanabswamy Temple these days. Such a hot day. Everyone was wearing long pants and black leather shoes, but the leather shoes on their feet were actually custom-made. Those leather shoes are actually no different from metal detectors, and this special equipment was made for this operation......"

"Metal detectors, you KGB always make these things!" "But don't ordinary metal detectors alarm by sound, isn't it easy to arouse the suspicion of Indians......"

Earlier Serov thought the same thing, but after coming to Kerala. Only then did he feel that he had made some fuss about his earlier preparations, and subconsciously treated this place as an equal opponent. When I came, I realized that my careful preparation was simply playing the piano to the cow, and the security facilities here were far from being strict, but since I came. The equipment that has been prepared will be used. Otherwise, it will always be in vain for the hard work of the General Administration of Technology.

"Those shoes are not made by sound but by electricity, do you know why you wear trousers? Because all agents have an electrical conductor in their trouser pockets, ordinary people who are not mentally prepared will be screamed by the sudden electric current when they find metal underground when they wear these leather shoes. Serov's target to the General Directorate of Technical Management was that it would be easy to use, so the people of the General Directorate of Technical Management made such a device for Serov that required willpower to overcome. It can be said that once he approaches the position of the metal, the agent with a smile on his face does not know what kind of torment he is suffering.

In addition, these leather shoes cannot be worn on rainy days, in fact, in essence, the equipment that looks more sophisticated is just some semi-finished products, and they cannot escape the fate of being destroyed after returning to the Soviet Union.

There are tents, canvases and trucks, even cement, vodka and oxygen cylinders, Indian rupees. Serov was very sincere in this operation, he was not prepared to take the gold for nothing, and the Indian rupees exchanged this time were all ready to be spent in Kerala.

The specific location has been determined, and there are still many things that Serov needs to consider, such as if the records of later generations are correct, and the underground chamber has not been opened for more than decades, then there must be a lack of oxygen in the underground chamber, which is basic common sense. There are quite a lot of cobras in southern India, and this time Serov also brought a lot of serum. It can be said that from the information that can be gathered from the intelligence, Serov has a basic countermeasure.

The guardian power of the Padmanabswamy temple is not even in the Kerala government, but among the local kings, and as for this guardian force, it is nothing more than a few dozen hired adult men, and to be honest, if they are rude, the agents brought by Serov can kill them ten times, of course, depending on the question of whether they can leave India or not.

After communicating with the Kerala government, the camera crew of the Soviet State Radio station was stationed in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Now the right moment is needed, and Serov will begin his journey as a captain in gold.

Even before that, Serov saw the current leader of the Varmar royal family, this is the earth king of this generation. After perceiving it, he could be sure that the current earth king also had little understanding of the state of the Padmanabswamy Temple at this time. Because the mood is very vague.

"That's it!" The documentary about the Padmanabswamy Temple is being filmed intensively, and the Varmar royal family has also leaked their faces in this documentary, but don't think it's a good thing. The Soviet people in the sixties did not have a good impression of such things as princes and aristocrats, and the appearance of the Varmar royal family in the documentary could not have happened except for some negative perceptions.

Under the guise of promoting Indian culture, Serov and the Soviets set up tents directly at the Padmanabaswamy Temple for filming, and Serov, who knows the process of Indian cinema, certainly did not forget one thing, and he also hired some local dancers to dance in the temple.

"There are more than 200 of us, and isn't it easy to contain dozens of guards at the right time? They are just a bunch of ordinary people, and you, all of whom are the elite of the State Security Committee of the USSR, and the party and the state have never treated our anti-rebel workers badly, and this operation must be successful! Serov, who was in front of Major Steffey, stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes fixed on the Indian dancers on the stage not far away, but they were actually preparing for the final time of action.

"First Vice-Chairman, Britain was just a small town at that time, and the people over there would not be suspicious of our actions, because no one knew about the existence of the treasure, and it is difficult to say whether the existence of the treasure here is controversial, but as a temple, there are too many worshippers here!" Major Steffey spoke of the difficulty of the operation.

"So as soon as possible, the whole operation time cannot exceed two hours, because this season, it is very short of time when it is dark in India! I have everything I can prepare, in a stronghold fifty kilometers from the coastline, the paint for camouflage is ready, you must quickly get to the port to get things to the fishing fleet! Serov took a sip of kvass and ordered as he hiccuped, "Tomorrow night as a celebration before returning home, we will celebrate with the temple guards from daytime, and if they are interested, they can give these people some Soviet products, which are not worth the ...... we are about to get."

"Understood!" Major Steffy suppressed the agitation in his heart and said, in fact, not only Major Steffeld, but Serov's heart was also a little uneasy, this is not a small amount of money, if you count the artistic value, it far exceeds the value of the Hokson treasure.

In fact, with the exception of Serov and Major Sterfield, almost no one knew what the specific task was, but the comrades selected this time had all the qualities needed, and they were all loyal escorts of the Soviets, just like the sailors of the Soviet submarines in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The date of the operation is set for April 30, and the next day is May Day, as the former Communist Party of India ruled Kerala, there should be a celebration of May Day, so that Serov has enough space to evacuate. (To be continued.) )